1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 71
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Merritt M. Comstock (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Harold E. Lemay (D) by 27.7 points.
Merritt M. ComstockRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%5,189
Harold E. LemayDemocrat
36.1%2,937
8,126 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET